Hi there,

im picking up my new equipment next week and have ordered a Xone 62, however i have been looking at the Xone 42 and really dont know which one to go for!

I know on another thread recently these 2 where mentioned, but is there anyone out there that has used both and has an opinion!

Im gonna use it mainly for doing home demo's, podcasts and ill be using it with an EFX!

HELP!!!

the 62 my friend

the 62 my friend

Why?

Non of them, A&H are horrid horrid mixers IMO.

try the Xone forum...theres boards for every model on there, and of course, all the Xone owners....

I used the 62 and the 464 (which im told is exactly the same apart from addition 4 channels to plug in instruments)

Great sound, unbeatable those filters.......annoying layout of buttons, eg, the xfade assign is a little button next to the upfaders, the xfade curve is another little button next to the xfader (no adjustable curve either either you have it dipped or not), and there is an EQ ON button again up where you can knock it if you're not careful... personally i always have to keep checkin i havent knocked them, and ive heard a few sets be messesd up because someone has hit the xfade dip or assign...

Ive got the 92 which solved these problems, plus added some loverrrly touches like a filter for each channel..... lush! i dno bout the 42, but from what i gather their new stuff is rather more than just a mixer/filter now....

Of course mixers its very personal how you like them set up and though you cant' go wrong with build quality or sound or after sales service with A&H, they are superb in my experience.... but if I was you Id really look at the placement of everythin, to see which is right for you....

neither..


if ya gonna go for allen and heath then get the zone 92.

zone 92.

Slightly out of price range as im also buying 2 x cdj 1000's and an efx!

I think you should forget the A&H and the EFX, with the same cash you could get the Pioneer DJM-800, in my opinion by far the superior mixer, everything is where it should be, the effects are brillient and very intuitive, build quality is a good standard too. Also you have MIDI on there too and other new features like harmonic mixing.
It'l be the perfect partner for your CDJ's.

if ya gonna go for allen and heath then get the zone 92

defo, if your goin the A&H route tho, ive had alot of fun with the xone92, the filters are brilliant. Lots of different routing possibilities with it too with the Aux send/returns and two stereo channels.

pioneer 600, 700 or 800!!!

why?

because they are generally industry standard

in the same way if you were buying cdj's i would say pioneer 1000's!!

should forget the A&H and the EFX

I already have the EFX which i use @ live gigs.

generally industry standard

They are popular in bars, but most clubs that have good sound systems would go for A&H as the sound quality is better!
And if a Pioneer is used with a big system in a club, ie Pacha, its usually a djm 1000.

pioneer 600, 700 or 800!!!

why?

because they are generally industry standard

Not exactly true, a lot of clubs also go for A&H.

but most clubs that have good sound systems would go for A&H as the sound quality is better!

Comes down to personal opinion, i really can't stand having two mid range EQs. Besides, Digital in Brighton has one of the best sound systems in the country and they use DJMs.

The DJM's in my view are much nicer to use - that being when they actually have the nobs on them. Nothing worse than trying to scratch using a metal bit where the plastic nob used to be and cutting up your fingers!!!!

Im gonna use it mainly for doing home demo's, podcasts and ill be using it with an EFX!

If that's all it's going to be used for - I'd definately get the DJM-800. Fantastic mixer, really puts the fun back into mixing - especially for demos etc.., and if it's not being carried about everywhere it should last a long time.

Get an EFX 1000 and a DJM 707 (£300 matey, they are the 909 without effects, but you'll get your effects in the EFX)

In clubland i have used A&H 62's, 92's and Djm 600,700,800,1000 and others and for user friendlyness i agree Pioneer all day long, however when i have spoken to sound engineer's, producers and most other dj's they have said A&h.

I myself have not been a big fan of them in the past however, i put this down to not having enough time to play around with one!

I am aware that they take a little getting used to, but once mastered they are a better mixer!

I've not used the Xone 42 yet. It looks a nice mixer but misses out on the 4 band eq which for me is one of the best features about the Xone's. It looks like you don't have a fader for the effect return levels. You get full 4 band eq on the 62 where as you get none on the 42. The Xone 42 does have a usb port though which will help when linking up ableton. You can still assign all the channels to the filter but if you want to send 2 channels to the filter they get filtered exactly the same. Where as with the 62 you get 2 independant filters. You still have to use the same frequency control but you can filter the tracks differently. I expect the 42 will have the same cross fader as the 92, which makes it better than the 62. But i know you don't use it so i'd say that doesn't really matter.

For those of you telling him to buy a pioneer DJM. Having the EFX 1000 eradicates any need for the onboard effects with the DJMs. So the better mixer by far for just mixing in the Xone 62.

Personally I'd go for the Xone 62 mate.

the Xone42 looks good as the crossfader is so much better (i know you don't care about that though!) and the built in soundcard will be great for recording demos (unless you already have a really good soundcard of course)

BUT

the Xone62 is the one you will find in clubs because it was the industry standard

the xone62 effects routing is basically the same as the Xone92 ad Xone464 so it might be a good idea to get used to that at home if you're playing out a lot. the xone42 has a new (and more simple) effects routing system which looks good but i haven't tried it.

i'm veering towards the 62 now!

The 42 does have a 3 band eq but i agree the big selling point is the 4 band eq!

As we speak im actually reading through the manuals of both (how sad).

Right, what im gonna do is before i collect, get them both set up and have a play!

Ill update this when i make my purchase!

Then probably update again in a month moaning about it! lol

the xone62 effects routing is basically the same as the Xone92 ad Xone464 so it might be a good idea to get used to that at home if you're playing out a lot.

Very good point.

(unless you already have a really good soundcard of course)

i dont but im buying an ikey, cause my soundcard is poop!

soundquality from the mixer will be much better than the ikey. good for demo mixes at home i guess.

if it helps; this is how i use my EFX with the A&H mixers (try not to fall asleep reading it)

on the 92/464/62 i always set up the EFX on a spare channel and use the aux sends at the top of each music channel (deck or CDJ) to alter how much is sent to the EFX. i tweak the EFX in/out so that 3 O clock on the aux (i.e. 3/4 of the way round) is max. i always leave all three of the buttons on the EFX (low/mid/high) switched on and then wind the bass right back on the 'EFX channel' that i made.

on the 42 you use the same control for the aux send as you do for the filter. i think it works the same as the aux send on the other mixers but they call it dry/wet instead of aux send.

this might mean that you can't use the filter and the EFX on the same channel at the same time but i don't think that would matter anyway as i usually only filter either the original signal from the Vinyl or the signal on the effect channel. you would have to be very careful to always switch the filter off when you're not using it though (i always forget)

soundquality from the mixer will be much better than the ikey. good for demo mixes at home i guess.

Ill be recording demo's from the mixer into the ikey @ home and out and about! I suspect the sound quality should be cool!

I guess its just gonna be trial and error with the levels, and as you said earlier, witht he 62 then i will know exactly how to set up when i play out live with a 62, 92 etc!

Cheers, think its gonna be the 62!